The Golden Door

Here’s what’s ahead in this edition:

• An August of ideas: my Cali­fornia origin story


• The slow lift: a discovery


• Links and recommendations: not toooo many


• Checking in: what’s Robin doing?

He wasn’t around the Current TV office too often, but he was around when it mattered, and he was always curious and kind. Graceful. He told a story about the kernel of the network’s concept, which was a story about human evolution, the way visual media hacks our brains, and the urgent need, therefore, to make visual media that is actually good. He ... See more